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Parks and Recreation
Ideals Identified:

• Youth activities
• Upgrade parks
• Little league ambulance and pay phone
• Upgrade school / youth facilities and programs
• Clean community
• More cultural activities and place to have them
• Amphitheater
• Movie theater
• Develop river for recreation
• Youth center
• Update little league field
• Preschool play facilities and parent accommodations
• Attractive entrances to the city
• Adult recreation
• Safe tot lots (from errant baseballs, etc.)
• Campground
• Pavilions for picnics and grills
• Merry-go-round in park
• Major marathon on ESPN
• Mulch under swings

Priorities: Projects: Time frames:

Parks and Recreation:

Priority 91 Upgrade all facilities Short
Priority 42 Activity Center Medium to Long
Priority 43 Benches in parks Short
Priority #4 Enhance youth activities Short
Priority 95 Business sponsored sports teams Short
Priority #6 Campgrounds Long
Priority #7 New pool Long
Priority #8 Marathon Medium
Priority #9 Merry-go-round Short
Priority #10 Grills in parks Short

Who: What:
Recreation and Planning Commission Co - Leaders
Parks Programs, facilities
Citizens Support, participate
Volunteers Support, participate
College Programs, Facilities
Arts and Humanities Funding, guidance
Civic organizations Promote, support, funding
State Planning, funding, grants, construction
City Planning, funding, grants, construction
Property owners Donations, participation
Business Donations, participation

Clean-UP:

Priority #1 Clean up entrances, open spaces, Short
Priority #2 Clean up, streets, sidewalks, yards Short
Priority #3 Beautify, plant flowers Short

Who: What:
Property Owners Participate, pressure, pay to clean
Businesses Participate, pressure, pay to clean
State Enforce, maintain roads
City & Inspectors Enforce, levy fines
Garden Club Flowers, "Yard of the Week"
Volunteers Participation, Peer Pressure

 

Under the guidance of the Philippi Parks and Recreation Commission, the city operates two major parks, Dayton Park and North Philippi Park. Dayton Park has a swimming pool, picnic sites, playground, and basketball court. The park located in North Philippi contains a playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts, basketball court, and two Little League baseball fields.

The Philippi Community Building located behind City Hall provides a youth center with a full sized gymnasium with bleachers and stage. Below the youth center is the community center which presently houses the Senior Center. The Senior Center is expected to be relocated to the Williams Building, at which time the basement community center will accommodate expanded youth activities and programming.

The City, due to the fact that it owns, maintains, and operates public facilities and provides public services, should develop and implement a comprehensive capital improvements program (CIP) in order that maintenance, replacement, and expansions can be scheduled. A CIP helps to avoid crisis situations.

Entrances to the city are important to the residents. One drawback to the annexations, past and proposed, is that Philippi has lost its "edges." For the most part, there is no sense of arrival at the City limits. The Blue and Gray Park is scheduled for renovations and improvements. Welcome to Philippi" signage needs upgrading and the surrounding site area landscaped and maintained. Where possible, new sites and signage should be developed on Route 250 south 119 south.